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Filipino Heritage Merit Badge Worksheet

Requirement 1 Write a biography of at least five Filipino heroes or great men/women. Explain to your unit what outstanding work they did for our country that made them great. List the five Filipino heroes or great men/women you wrote a biography for. Write down their personal virtues and/or qualities that are worth emulating by the youth. 1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Requirement 2 List five literary works by Filipino heroes or great men/women. Select three passages from each you think are still relevant today.

1. ____________________________________ a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________

a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________

a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________

a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________

a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Explain the significance of each literary work to your unit.

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Requirement 3 List ten Filipino traditions worth emulating and the reason they should be emulated. 1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Relate these traditions to your unit.

Requirement 4 List twenty Filipino proverbs and explain ten of them. 1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Proverb # ___ Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________________ Recite all twenty proverbs to your unit.

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Requirement 5 Recite a poem written by your favorite Filipino hero or great man/woman in a unit meeting. Explain the meaning of these lines and

phrases of the poem.

Requirement 6 Take part in an activity or project honoring the memory of Filipino heroes or great men/women.

Requirement 7 Write a report regarding your visit to a historical place or shrine connected with Filipino heroes and great men/women.